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Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John III

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Charles Lennox)

In 1516, Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Stewart Iii And Elizabeth Anne Stewart. Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Stewart Of Lennox, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley. Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Stewart Iii And Elizabeth Anne Stewart.
  • Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Stewart Of Lennox, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley.
  • Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart III
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elizabeth (Anne) Stewart
1494–
Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
John Stewart
1440–1512
Bavelny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Eleonore Sinclair
1465–1518
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart, Earl Of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (8 October 1515–7 March 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Marie (Ire) d'ÉCOSSE(STUART) 1542–1587 m. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anne (Von Oldenburg (Queen Of Bohemia, Scotland, England, Norway, Princess Of) Denmark) 1574–1619
      1. 1. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      2. 2. Robert (Stuart\Stewart (Prince of) Scotland) 1602–1602
      3. 3. Henry (Frederick Stuart (Prince of) Wales) 1594–1612 m. Elizabeth Raleigh 1589–1661
        1. 1. Mary Tudor 1612–1650
      4. 4. Charles (Stuart, King of England, Scotland) I 1600–1649 m. Henriette (Marie de) BOURBON 1609–1669
        1. 1. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
        2. 2. Mary (Henrietta) Stuart 1631–1660
        3. 3. Henry (Duke of Gloucester) Stuart 1640–1660
        4. 4. James (Stuart) II 1633–1701 m. Mary (Beatrice Anna Margherita Isabella) d'Este 1658–1718
        5. 5. Charles (James) Stuart 1629–1629 m. Barbara (Palmer Duchess of) Cleveland 1641–1709 m. Elizabeth Boyle 1622–1680 m. Catherine Pegge 1635–1678 m. Eleanor ((Nell)) Gwynne 1651–1687
        6. 6. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
        7. 7. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Stuart (Queen of) Bohemia\Scotland\England) 1596–1662 m. Friedrich (Von Der Pfalz) Wittelsbach 1596–1632
        1. 1. Sophie (of) Hanover 1630–1714
        2. 2. Charles (Louis Von Der Pfalz Wittelsbach) I 1617–1680 m. Charlotte (Von) Hessen-Kassel 1627–1686 m. Luise (Maria Susanna Von) Degenfeld 1634–1677
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1762–
  2. 2. Charles (Stewart (Of) Lennox) 1556–1576

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart, Earl Of Lennox in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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